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Browse today’s rankings of the wealthiest people and families globally. Discover the net worth, age, and other information about the richest people in the world.
Oct 5, 2021 · Forbes calculated net worths for the list using stock prices from September 3, 2021—which turned out to be close to record highs for U.S. stock indices like the S&P 500. The richest...
Oct 5, 2021 · The cutoff for The Forbes 400 list is higher than it’s ever been—yet nearly four dozen billionaires debuted on the 2021 list of the country’s wealthiest people.
Oct 5, 2021 · Minimum Fortune To Make the Cut Reaches A Record-Breaking $2.9 Billion And The Collective Net Worth Of The 2021 List Makers Surges To A Historic $4.5 Trillion. The Forbes 400 magazine issue...
- Visualizing The Richest People in The World
- The 10 Richest People in The World
- Top 10 Wealth Growth
- Who’s in and Who’s out?
- A New Gilded Age?
Over $890 billionhas been amassed by the ten wealthiest people since March 2020. To put that into perspective, that’s more than the entire economic output of Sweden, Turkey, or Saudi Arabia. As just one example, Elon Musk witnessed his wealth increase at least 1,116%in the last year and a half. Meanwhile, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has earned an additiona...
With a net worth of $304 billion, Elon Musk is the wealthiest in the world. Boosting his wealth is a $100 billion valuation of SpaceX. Since February, its valuation has jumped roughly $25 billion, placing it among the most valuable private companies worldwide. The majority of Musk’s wealth, however, derives from Tesla, which recently moved its head...
Since the onset of the pandemic, Musk has seen his wealth grow the fastest out of the top 10. Over the third quarter of 2021, Tesla net income topped $1.6 billion—a company record. This surge helped the entrepreneur become the first person to cross the $300 billion net worth threshold. Yet once again, Musk surpassed Jeff Bezos as the richest person...
As of early August, Rihanna joins the billionaire’s club with an estimated $1.7 billion net worth. Thanks to the rapid ascent of Fenty Beauty (of which she owns a 50% stake), Rihannais the second-wealthiest female entertainer in the world, following Oprah at $2.7 billion. The company is focused on inclusivity, offering a broad set of products for e...
Given the staggering growth of the ultra-wealthy in recent years, today’s wealth concentration is now comparable to America’s Gilded Age. At the time, John D. Rockefellerwas the richest person in the world—worth roughly $285 billion in today’s terms. His businesses produced 1.6% of total U.S. economic output. By comparison, Elon Musk, at over $304 ...
Apr 6, 2021 · There were rapid-fire public offerings, surging cryptocurrencies and skyrocketing stock prices. The number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest exploded to an unprecedented 2,755 —660 more than a year ago. Altogether they are worth $13.1 trillion, up from $8 trillion on the 2020 list.
Apr 7, 2021 · The world’s top two richest men on this year’s list are Amazon CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos, with an estimated $177 billion net worth, which has significantly risen since the snapshot was taken; and Tesla CEO and Space X Founder Elon Musk, with an estimated $151 billion net worth.
